Mark Gruenberg

Award-winning journalist Mark Gruenberg is head of the Washington, D.C., bureau of People's World. He is also the editor of the union news service Press Associates Inc. (PAI). Known for his reporting skills, sharp wit, and voluminous knowledge of history, Mark is a compassionate interviewer but tough when going after big corporations and their billionaire owners.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg

Labor

Unions fail to keep “right to work” out of Alabama’s constitution
November 16, 2016 By Mark Gruenberg
Unionists campaigned hard against the so-called right to work law in the Alabama constitution but they failed.
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Labor

Metro workers’ union moves to cut exposure to safety hazards
November 15, 2016 By Mark Gruenberg
“Until we change the culture here,” the workers are “going to keep having the same issues that” they faced before.
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Labor

Political roof falls in on union members
November 9, 2016 By Mark Gruenberg

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Labor

Unemployment rate declined 0.1 percent in October
November 4, 2016 By Mark Gruenberg
Despite the decline, and other positive statistics, three-fourths of the U.S. people still believe the country is on the wrong track.
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Environment

Unions still disagree on Dakota Access pipeline
November 3, 2016 By Mark Gruenberg
Building trades unions are squaring off against other unions over yet another oil pipeline project.
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Labor

SEPTA bosses force Philly transit workers to strike
November 3, 2016 By Mark Gruenberg
"SEPTA is refusing to budge on any issues the union has on the table, including pension improvements, working conditions, etc."
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Labor

GOP judge blocks Obama’s safe workplace order
November 2, 2016 By Mark Gruenberg
Whether or not courts uphold Obama’s Executive Orders, their implementation is uncertain.
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Politics

“Trump, somos el muro que te pondrá fuera de nosotros”
November 2, 2016 By Mark Gruenberg
Con la elección de Nov. 8 que se avecina, los sindicatos de la nación están desarrollando su empuje final de contactar los miembros de cada sindicato, sus familiares, solicitar votos sin descanso.
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